You Make Me Smile
A big 'Thank You' to our amazing Volunteers who are creating smiles everyday. Would you like to join our great team of Volunteers, and help make East Sussex smile?
Check out our latest news here...
Age UK East Sussex has launched a new scams prevention and support programme, funded by the Lloyds Banking Group.
Coronavirus Information & Support
With the emergence of the Omicron variant, new government guidlines have been put in place.
For information on these and local information and support, please visit our help page.
Do you need help with the added costs winter brings?
Energy bills are a common worry for millions of older people with many skimping on heating their homes in winter even during a cold snap. If you or someone you know is struggling with the added costs this Winter, please check out our information page on what support is there to help.
Our Shops
Age UK East Sussex has six charity shops and two furniture stores, so why not pop by to your local shop to find a bargain.
Or if you want to shop online from the comfort of your own home, why not visit our Ebay shop.
We would like to thank all of our customers for their continued support, the generous donations made by our local communities, and the support of our amazing volunteers. Without you all we wouldn't be able to carry out our vital work in making East Sussex a great place to grow older.
What is AmazonSmile?
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support our charity every time you shop, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.co.uk on your web browser and can be selected in the Amazon Shopping App. To turn on AmazonSmile on your phone app, open the app and find 'Settings' in the main menu (☰). Tap on ‘AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone. Shopping with AmazonSmile is the same as shopping on amazon.co.uk, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to our charity.
Thank You!
During the height of the pandemic we were receiving more than 150 calls a day from distressed older people without enough food in the house and who were anxious, alone and afraid. In response to this we created the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) to provide much needed support to the most vulnerable members of our community. Our emergency appeal to raise the funds to support the CERT is now closed, but we wanted to thank all the members of the public who helped raise £6,997. Your support helped our organisation to provide vital services to the older people of East Sussex during lockdowns and social restrictions. Your donations helped to provide practical and emotional support from befriending to essential shopping deliveries and prescription pick-ups, as well as vital information and advice via our over the phone service.
We still have a Community Response Team in place to help older people to get back into their local communities with friendly volunteer companions offering telephone be-friending, escorted walks, shopping trips together and more activites as government guidlines allow.
We do not take for granted that our work would not be possible without supporters like you, so once again 'Thank You' for your support.
